Surface-water pump



Aug. 13, 1929. WI S 1,724,157

SURFACE WATER PUMP Filed July 3 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Q I & Q1 A Q I N R a h Inventor ff h 'lsow Attorngy Aug. 13, 1929. WILSON 1,724,157

SURFACE WATER PUMP Filed July 3, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 $1 13? 74 2730724 By @MMM Patented Aug. 13, 1929.

PATENT OFFICE.

HOMER WILSON, OF DEL RIO, TEXAS.

SURFACE-WATER PUMP.

Application filed July 3, 1928. Serial No. 290,081.

The present invention relatesto a pump particularly adapted for pumping surface water, by the use of a. windmill or other desirable power.

The prime object of the inventlon resides in the provision of a pump of thls nature which eliminates the necessity of uslng a stufling boX.

Another very important object of the 1nvention resides in the provision of a pump having a vertical barrel with a plunger or piston operable therein from the bottom.

A still further very important b ect of the invention resides in the prov1sion of a pump of this nature which is exceedlngly simple in its construction, inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, not hkely to easily become out of order, and thoroughly efficient and reliable in operation.

With the objects above and numerous other objects in view, as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention re'sldes n certain novel features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the pump embodying the features of my invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view, taken at right angles to that shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a vertical section therethrough, and

Figure 4 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 4-4 of Figure 3.

Referring to the drawings in detail, it will be seen that the numerals 5 denote a concrete foundation, in the form of two spaced blocks, on which is anchored a plate C, to span the space between the blocks. A cylinder 7 is threaded in an opening 8, in theplate 6 to rise therefrom in registry with the space between the blocks.

A plate 9 has an opening 10, through which the upper end of the cylinder extends and the plate 9 is held in place by means of rods 11, rising from the ends of the plate 6 and anchored to the plate 9 in any preferred manner. A head 14 is threaded on the upper end of the cylinder 7 and has lateral branches 15 and 16, the former being the intake and the latter the outlet. These branches 15 and 16 project in the same direction with each other. A flap valve 17 is hingedly mounted in the upper portion of the branch 15, intermediate its ends to swing upwardly and normally rest against a stop 18 in the bottom of the frame. A flap valve 19 is hingedly mounted in the upper portion of the branch 16, to swing outwardly and normally rests against a stop 20 in the bottom of the frame. An outlet pipe 21 is threadedly engaged in the extremity of the frame 16 and leads to any desirable point.

A plunger rod 22 is formed with a shoulder 23 intermediate its ends and above the shoulder has a plurality of washers 24: and rings 25, arranged in alternate relationship and held tightly together by means of nuts 26 threaded on the upper end of the rod. The lower end of the rod is reduced as at 27 and a cross head 28 is engaged thereon being held in place by a nut 29. Polished rods 30 are engaged with the ends of the cross head and extend upwardly through openings in the plates 6 and 9, alongside of the cylinder and the head and are connected at their upper ends by cross heads 30, to

which operating rod 31 may be attached to impart vertical reciprocation to the cross head and therefore to the plunger.

As the plunger moves downwardly it will draw water into the branch 15, which is below the branch 16 and no water can be brought into the branch 16 as will be apparent. As the plunger moves upwardly it will lift the water sucked in upwardly and exhaust it out through the branch 16, since the valve 17 cannot swing outwardly but the valve 19 can, and therefore the water is forced up through the pipe 21.

It is thought that the construction, operation, utility, and advantages of this pump will now be clearly understood by those skilled in this art without a more detailed description thereof. The present embodiment of the invention has been disclosed in considerable detail merely for the purpose of exemplification, since in actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description.

It will be apparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what 6 I claim as new is:

A surface Water pump comprising a base plate having a central opening for registry with a depression, a vertical cylinder having its lower end secured to the plate Within said 1 opening, a piston operable Within the cylinder, a head secured to the upper end of the cylinder, a pair of branch pipes extending laterally from the head, one of said pipes having an inlet valve therein and the other pipe having an outlet valve therein, a second plate having an opening therein for receiving the said cylinder and being adapted for disposition over the base plate, and brace rods connecting the first mentioned plate to the latter plate.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HOMER WILSON. 

